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- ↑ "Three Argentines involved in FIFA scandal, among them TyC CEO". BA Herald. No. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ interpol.int Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine JINKIS, MARIANO WANTED BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES OF UNITED STATES FOR PROSECUTION / TO SERVE A SENTENCE
- ↑ Halliday, Josh (27 May 2015). "Fifa corruption arrests: key questions answered". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption". justice.gov. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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